trust no other human- love only your pets
She isn't and never was who I thought..I can't believe who I married and what she did to us.
Me 67
Her 63
Married 42 yrs (together 47)
18 yr LTA with bff/lawyer !!

Posts: 4198 | Registered: Dec 2009 | From: the sad state of affairs

Newlease♀ 7767Member # 7767

Posted: 4:39 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

The state I live in (KS). If my family and friends would move with me, I would be outta here.

The weather is extreme - it's tornado alley. I feel like I'm in a backwater. Would love to move somewhere more arid and that had a longer (motorcycle) riding season. Although I still manage to ride at least once each month during the year.

NL

Even if you can't control the world around you, you are still the master of your own soul.

Posts: 7843 | Registered: Aug 2005

LisaP♀ 15088Member # 15088

Posted: 4:52 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

Illinois....There is no relief from the weather.

Winters are so cold and summers are humid!

Although driving through Nebraska gave me the chills...children of the corn chills Obviously it was corn season and that's all I saw for miles!

I like everything from Colorado west.

Me BS

Divorced!

~Feel your emotions, but control your behavior~ Unknown

Posts: 2199 | Registered: Jun 2007 | From: Oregon

Dark Inertia30727Member # 30727

Posted: 5:57 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

New Jersey.

"If I listened earlier, I wouldn't be here. But that's just the trouble with me. I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it."

Posts: 1454 | Registered: Jan 2011 | From: The Ohio

Grace and Flowers♀ 34431Member # 34431

Posted: 6:07 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

Well, I learned about True Hate the five years I lived in Miami. There's no amount of money you could pay me to step back into FL. So many ethnic/racial groups, and they all hate and kill each other. Daily body-part finds on the beach....dead chickens in paper bags on doorsteps, riots. It was a nightmare.

For more generalized dislike? I'd have to say MO, where I am now, for all of the same reasons that LisaP listed for IL. It's been almost impossible to date here....my politics aren't welcome in MO .

If I had unlimited (or at least MORE) $$, and my kids were there, I'd be in San Francisco in a heartbeat. For me, there's no better place!

Eta: I grew up in a VERY diverse area...what is now called south Los Angeles. Not so diverse anymore, but when I grew up, we were lucky to live in a community with a diverse ethnic/racial population. Yes, there were issues....but people are often surprised at how "Mayberry-like" it used to be. So, I HAVE seen disparate groups thrive together....just not in Miami.

[This message edited by SadMad2012 at 6:12 PM, August 12th (Monday)]

I'm Happy, not Sad!

Posts: 1233 | Registered: Jan 2012 | From: US

purplejacket4♀ 34262Member # 34262

Posted: 6:16 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

Mine is a region. Not a fan of the Deep South: humidity, fleas, ticks, fire ants, roaches you could saddle up and ride. And no seasons. Hot and humid or mild and humid. And You have to mow the grass for ten months. No snow. Blech.

Ditto, but for different reasons.
My parents grew up in the region during the 50s and 60s. My father, who wasn't yet a teen at the time, found his father (my grandfather) murdered near their home.
I still visit my grandmom and a few other relatives that live there still, but I've never been comfortable there.

SMY, I don't follow your logic?
If the first statement is true, wouldn't you consider the second to be a good thing?

Other than that observation, I am staying the hell out of this thread.

Your mileage may vary... in accordance with the prophecy.

Do not back up. Severe tire damage.

Posts: 14924 | Registered: Nov 2007 | From: Winnipeg

Sad in AZ♀ 24239Member # 24239

Posted: 7:08 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

I've never met a state that I didn't like.

May your 2015 be more FUCK YEAH! than fuck this

Posts: 21008 | Registered: Jun 2009 | From: Upstate NY

tushnurse♀ 21101Member # 21101

Posted: 7:25 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

Oklahoma - Seriously this is the armpit of America. Most of it is flat, barren, and dirt poor.
Had to drive through it a ton of times in the 2 years we lived in Dallas, and commuted back home. I dreaded it each time.
The people were very kind, but ugh, the state is so ugly.

NJ...the western part is beautiful. The people...uhm...difficult. There are tons of reasons I have trust issues. My rose colored glasses were rudely smashed to smitherines here

I grew up in n.e. los angeles. Miss it but wont live there. To me, its difficult NOW to raise kids.

People tell you exactly who they are...why expect them to be what they are not ....will be divorcing

Finally fealing peace.

Posts: 8799 | Registered: Sep 2007

Amazonia♀ 32810Member # 32810

Posted: 7:54 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

The one I grew up in

"You yourself deserve your love and affection as much as anybody in the universe." -Buddha
"Let's face it, life is a crap shoot." -Sad in AZ

Posts: 14049 | Registered: Jul 2011

confused girl♀ 10649Member # 10649

Posted: 8:10 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

Isn't it funny what one person likes another dislikes.

I find the rows of corn for miles and miles to be comforting. To me it says "home." Rows and rows of soybeans is even better, though. They don't get as tall.

What do I dislike - anything with lots of trees. It makes me feel claustrophobic. If they would just get rid of the trees - then you could see something. Guess I am used to being able to see for miles and miles.

Love always hopes.

Posts: 1403 | Registered: May 2006

somanyyears♂ 26970Member # 26970

Posted: 8:23 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

@aesir.... ..isn't mocking Quebec a national pastime??

..i could always rag on Alberta i suppose..

..smy

trust no other human- love only your pets
She isn't and never was who I thought..I can't believe who I married and what she did to us.
Me 67
Her 63
Married 42 yrs (together 47)
18 yr LTA with bff/lawyer !!

Posts: 4198 | Registered: Dec 2009 | From: the sad state of affairs

asurvivor♂ 32368Member # 32368

Posted: 9:51 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

State of Depression

I've wiped the shit off. It can be wiped off you know.

Posts: 595 | Registered: Jun 2011

click4it♀ 209Member # 209

Posted: 9:53 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

State of Depression

Ditto.

Me: 42
Two boys: 17 and 14
Divorced 12-13-05
d-day 10-02-01

Laughter will cure life's ills. Have you had your laugh today?

Posts: 25649 | Registered: Jun 2002 | From: California

Dreamboat♀ 10506Member # 10506

Posted: 10:04 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

When I was in HS my goal was to go to a college that was not in HomeTown and then after graduation from college to get the hell out of Alabama. I succeeded and I have not looked back, but I did not land very far from AL.

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off
-- Shake It Out, Florence And The Machine

Posts: 17695 | Registered: Apr 2006 | From: A better place :)

meaniemouse♀ 10798Member # 10798

Posted: 10:27 PM, August 12th (Monday), 2013

I had to move to Kansas because of my ex's job way, way back in 1980. I'm still here and I would be outa here in a heartbeat if I could replicate my job situation somewhere (anywhere) else. The weather stinks, and it's just uninteresting, besides way too conservative for me. But I live in a nice area, the people are generally pretty nice and KU basketball almost totally makes up for it.

Act as if what you do matters. It does. William James

Posts: 2174 | Registered: May 2006 | From: Midwest

frigidfire86♀ 32324Member # 32324

Posted: 4:42 AM, August 13th (Tuesday), 2013

I don't like any state east of the Mississippi River. There's just too many people. The southeast has horrible humidity and the northeast has crappy winters. There are a few places I would be fine visiting for a short period of time (a week or less), but living there is not for me.